Example sentences of "set a [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ With so many of us we ought to set a rota for cooking . |
| 2 | She also resisted the wishes of senior ministers for Britain to set a date for entry to the EMS . |
| 3 | 2.00am : The borough solicitor , barely comprehensible through a jungle of subordinate clauses , warns councillors that failure to set a rate by midday would make them personally responsible for losses incurred . |
| 4 | They all seek declarations to the following effect : ( a ) that as a matter of law in the case of a prisoner serving a mandatory life sentence the Secretary of State is required to set a period for retribution and deterrence which does not exceed the tariff recommended by the judiciary ; ( b ) that the Secretary of State is required by law to tell the prisoner what period the judiciary have recommended , and the reasons for that recommendation , and also if he has departed from that recommendation to tell the prisoner his reason for doing so ; ( c ) that the prisoner is entitled to be given the opportunity to make representations to the Secretary of State before the tariff is set , and for this purpose to be told of any information upon which the Secretary of State will make his decision which is not in his , the prisoner 's , possession . |
| 5 | It recognised that , with educational provision as a whole in a transitional phase , still recovering from the war and still adjusting to the requirements of the 1944 Act , it was inappropriate to ‘ set a course for adult education over the rest of this century ’ : ‘ our recommendations apply to the present transitional period ’ . |
| 6 | If Gloucestershire County Council does set a budget above Government limits , tomorrow will mark the start of round two between Whitehall and County Hall . |
| 7 | They applied for judicial review of the Secretary of State 's decisions and sought orders of certiorari to quash those decisions and declarations that the Secretary of State could not set a period for retribution and deterrence for a mandatory life sentence greater than that recommended by the judiciary , that he was required to tell the applicants the period recommended by the judiciary , and if he departed from it his reasons for so doing , and that the applicants were entitled to be given the opportunity to make representations to the Secretary of State before he determined the period and for that purpose to be told of any information upon which the Secretary of State would act which was not in the applicant 's possession . |
| 8 | Meanwhile , an attempt by France on April 2 to persuade the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution to provide protection for the Kurds , ended in failure after opposition from China , the Soviet Union and the USA , which maintained that it would set a precedent for Security Council involvement in internal controversies . |
| 9 | Walter Cocking 's Everyman Four TRF receiver , which set a standard of performance for the rest to try to emulate . |
| 10 | RESEARCHERS set a date with radiocarbon |
| 11 | ELECTRICAL problems set a car on fire in the centre of Darlington yesterday causing traffic tailbacks on the inner ring road . |
| 12 | Set a length of plastic conduit in concrete before constructing the brickwork . |
| 13 | The popular appeal of proportions and percentages is probably precisely because people understand that they can not go below 0 or above 1 ; the boundaries set a frame of reference in which people can interpret a particular result . |
| 14 | Beautifully constructed courses which immensely satisfy both student and teacher alike with their intelligence and vigour , they have set a standard for classroom work that has yet to be matched . ’ |
| 15 | I think er one of the papers made this erm I think Alec Douglas Hulme er has set a sort of standard which I would admire . |
| 16 | Frau Schmidt had set a table in front of the open fire . |
| 17 | However , since Stamp Duty has already been removed from share dealing , why has he set a moratorium on house purchase ? |
| 18 | This sets a context for research , study and teaching which unquestionably enriches the work we are able to do here . |
| 19 | While the adhesive in the clamped assembly sets a circle of material is cut from the same thickness of stock , slightly larger in diameter than the opening in the bottom of the segment ring just assembled . |
| 20 | The leader of a bream shoal merely leads the way and sets a pattern of behaviour that the rest of the shoal follow . |
| 21 | The Preface sets a note of confidence , ‘ We have grounds to hope , notwithstanding the inclemency of our seasons … |
| 22 | Death sets a frame around life , gives it a context , adding a sharpness and purpose to each stage . |
| 23 | ‘ But do n't worry — my boss sets a lot of store by this little beauty . |
| 24 | WHITE PAPER pushes for wealth creation The UK sets a strategy for science and technology |
| 25 | For Cuba , Malmierca characterized the resolution as setting a date for war and said that it violated the UN Charter . |
| 26 | References in the specification to Codes of Practice , or British Standards are helpful in setting a datum for measurement . |
| 27 | ‘ My lord said that he 'd brought you from Gloucester , ’ volunteered Ellen , setting a trencher of bread and fruit on the table , ‘ where you 'd been held since your father 's death . |
| 28 | Hugo had been perfectly happy to talk at length on the Margie Llewellyn Show about the days when he had played on the streets of the Bronx , and how in this unlikely setting a talent for sketching had developed into an interest in designing clothes . |
| 29 | Innovator : Paris-based Peter Brook has already brought international productions of The Mahabharata , Carmen and La Tempete to the Tramway , setting a benchmark for theatre there |
| 30 | It could be observed in darkness as a flickering bluish-grey light ; and there was a force in orgone energy capable of setting a motor in motion . |